Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…New York. You see it happening with Los Angeles and parts of California. And it's so easy, you know? I'd be the greatest in the…
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Remarks on the National Economy in Suffern, New York
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 2 times
…going to all have electric cars? I don't think so. How about California? They have electric cars. They can't—they don't have enough electricity to…
…is fantastic. They've caught so much fraud. They're in Minnesota. They're in California. They're going to be everywhere. And J.D. and the group are doing…
Remarks During a Visit to National Mall Reflecting Pool and an Exchange With Reporters
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…1.90—— ——in Iowa and a lot of other places. Outside of California where—California charges such a high tax on the gasoline. When you…
…off—but California has a tremendous—I don't know if anybody knows, California was the third-largest area for oil. And you were telling me…
…Chris was telling me before—we were talking about California oil. They—California is like an oil—it's rich with oil. But stupidly, 15, 16…
Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 3 times
…fraud. You've been watching it in the papers. We're all over Minnesota, California—all over the place. They're taking down hundreds and hundreds and even…
…little. You know, when people get arrested all over Minnesota, all over California—wait until you see what we're coming up with in California. Gavin…
Remarks on Iran and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure From West Palm Beach, Florida
Apr 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…because—for the country. Look, we have a railroad under construction in California that's the worst thing I've ever seen, under Gavin Newscum. And I…
Remarks at a Turning Point, U.S.A., Event in Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Turning Point USA 1 time
…that job." It's so bad. You look at Minnesota. You look at California. You look at some of these States. It's so bad. Maine, believe…
Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Fundraising Dinner
Mar 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers Remarks at the NRCC Annual Fundraising Dinner 1 time
…the highest number in history. And I won other places. But in California and other States, they cheat so badly with that. They send 38…
Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 1 time
…actually. The only thing maybe worse was Gavin Newscum, the Governor of California—his train. I call it his "train wreck" because it's a wreck…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…only for one little aspect of the fraud. It's $19 billion. And California, as they say, is 10 times worse, and other States are 10…
…criminals, many drug dealers, murderers—11,888 murderers. And you look at California, and more and more come in. And yet, they never had money…
…us. He said, "Sir"—he's read the stories about Minnesota. We know California is many times worse, but Minnesota is terrible. They're all terrible. Those…
Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on Saving College Sports and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Saving College Sports Roundtable 2 times
…lawsuit a couple of years ago by a radical-left judge from California who decided, knowing nothing about football or college sports, that everything was…
…was it appealed, the decision? The original decision by the judge from California, was that appealed? Why didn't somebody appeal it? So the Supreme Court…
Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union
Feb 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during the State of the Union?, What places will Trump mention in his State of the Union address?, Who will Trump mention during his State of the Union address? 2 times
…information. And in actuality, the number is much higher than that. And California, Massachusetts, Maine, and many other States are even worse. This is the…
…Biden and given a commercial driver's license by open-borders politicians in California. Doctors said Dalilah would never be able to walk or talk, have…
Remarks on Signing a Proclamation on National Angel Family Day
Feb 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony 1 time
…deranged crime spree after being released from prison as part of a California sanctuary city policy. Jody, please come up. Thank you. "Angel" brother Jody…
Remarks to United States Servicemembers and Military Families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 2 times
…are museums right now, like the Iowa's in Rancho Palos Verdes in California. You have a couple of them, and they're still very powerful-looking…
…is going on with their husbands because they're, you know, traveling to California. They're all over the place. But they've gone to almost 200 rallies…
Remarks on the Environmental Protection Agency's Rescission of the "Endangerment Finding" With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and an Exchange With Reporters
Feb 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 2 times
…for automobile manufacturing, and revoked Biden's emissions waiver that would have allowed California to regulate automobiles for the entire nation. And they're crazy out in…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Domestic Coal Production
Feb 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Champion of Coal Event 1 time
…a half ago, they were at $3.50, $4, 4.50. In California, $7 because of its crazy taxes. Coal is one of the lowest…
Remarks on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and an Exchange With Reporters
Feb 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Bill to Reopen the Government 1 time
…you probably have, in Minnesota—and it's worse in some places, like California—$19 billion in fraud. And we're going to find out—and, you…
Remarks on the Trump Accounts Children's Savings Program
Jan 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts 2 times
…Scott and I were talking about it. So, Lee went out to California after the fire, which should have never happened. If they would have…
…wealthy people—some very rich people. Some of the best houses in California burned down. And I said to them, "So what do you want…
Remarks in Clive, Iowa
Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 1 time
…them—I think Gavin Newsom is worse, because, I mean, he's destroyed California. If they won—if they win, that group, that ideology wins, you…
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 1 time
…can do that all over. We're going to help the people in California. We want to have no crime. I know Gavin was here. I…
Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on Rural Health Care Improvement Efforts
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Health Roundtable 3 times
…say, with all of the fraud that we're seeing in Minnesota and California and other places, I actually think that if we do an unbelievable…
…all corrupt politicians, from the Governor of Minnesota to the Governor of California to the—everybody. They're just corrupt politicians. And you're talking about hundreds…
…do. They're precision. We want to make it the opposite of Minnesota, California, and all these places that are so badly run. So, to further…
Remarks to the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 7 times
…numbers. Because, you know, you get these guys like the Governor of California. He likes to say how well he's doing. California is doing horrendously…
…tailpipe emission standard, one of the worst ever. And I revoked the California emissions waiver to stop San Francisco Communists from regulating automobiles all over…
…Minnesota—have you heard of them?—they're lovely people— —is monumental. And California, Illinois, New York, and others are just as bad. Our country has…
Remarks at the House Republican Members Retreat
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 4 times
…he was the leader of the Western Caucus, a fierce champion on California water issues. He was great on water. He wanted—"Release the water…
…on it. You ought to insist on it. Can you imagine? In California, they not only don't have voter ID, but if an official at…
…Okay? We got to straighten this out before it gets too crazy. California is more corrupt than any place. California is more corrupt than Minnesota…
Remarks at a New Year's Eve Party and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…stole $18 billion. That's just what we're learning about. That's peanuts. And California is worse. Illinois is worse. And sadly, New York is worse. A…
Remarks on the National Economy in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 1 time
…little lines on the left or the right, meaning New York and California, that's the one that really is incredible. 2,750 to 525. We…
Remarks at a Christmas Reception
Dec 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…than two little blue stripes along the outer edge, where one is California, one is New York. And California's election—New York also, but California…
…Hispanic vote. So a lot of people say a Republican wouldn't win California, but I won the Hispanic vote. I won in Miami. The—think…
…90-percent Hispanic. We won the Hispanic vote. If the vote in California was legitimate—which it's not—they have 38 million ballots. Everything is…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence and an Exchange With Reporters
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 1 time
…things, they have to come to one source. They can't go to California, New York, and various other places, like Illinois with Pritzker, who's, you…
Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion With Business Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you know, with these guys, it was $4 dollars, $4½ dollars. In California, it was, like, $7, because that's a badly run State. But the…
Remarks on Fuel Efficiency Standards and an Exchange With Reporters
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 7 times
…the cost through the roof." And we revoked Biden's emissions waiver for California, so that California Communists— —could not regulate the automobile industry and ruin…
…we're really—it's an honor. And you know, they were going by California. We had, like, two different countries: California and 15 that followed California…
Remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit 2025
Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 4 times
…talking about. You're going to have to fight. We were talking about California—Gavin Newscum from California. And I knew he's laying siege on the…
…let's say we're at $2.50, $2.70. Other than places like California, that's not fair, because they put so high a tax on that…
…seven decades, two—when two hardworking brothers with a hamburger stand in California partnered with a hard-driving entrepreneur from Illinois to revolutionize the restaurant…
Remarks at a Veterans Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia
Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 1 time
…nation, from the cornfields of Iowa to the hills and valleys of California, from the steel towns of Pennsylvania to the vast plains of Texas…
Remarks on Efforts To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs and an Exchange With Reporters
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 1 time
…others. I don't want to be like the train they're building in California— —okay?—which has about a 15,000 percent cost overrun, or the…
Remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 1 time
…halt. It's way over budget. It's sort of like Gavin Newscum in California. He's got a train that was supposed to go from San Francisco…
Remarks at a Breakfast With Republican Senators
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that we want to pass. Make our elections secure and safe, because California is a disaster. Many of the States are disasters. But can you…
…to be. But these people don't want that. They have legislation in California where it's illegal to ask somebody for voter ID. If you ask…
Remarks on Prescription Drug Prices and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…it keeps them coming into our country, and—like they do in California. And no country can afford that. No country. And we have the…
…immigrants health care. And you know, Gavin Newsom wants that too in California, and it's destroying California. We can't have that. We're not going to…
Remarks to the Department of War in Quantico, Virginia
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…He came to me because I look at the Iowa out in California, and I look at different ships the old pictures. I used to…
Remarks on Children's Health and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 2 times
…yesterday. For boys, it's 1 in 12. I was told that's in California, where they have a—for some reason, a more severe problem. But…
…1 in 10, because I've heard 1 in 10 also. And in California, it's really bad. I want it to be—let's get it back…
Remarks at a Memorial Service for Charles J. Kirk in Glendale, Arizona
Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 1 time
…would ask for things like that: "Sir, could you be tomorrow in California?" I said, "Charlie, give me a break, please." He just wouldn't stop…
Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you, darling. Also with us is 12-year-old Shea Encinas from California. Last year, in fifth grade, Shea was forced to read a book…
Remarks Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…in New York, but I think Brooklyn. It barely made it to California. He was sleeping in the car. He—I mean, he had nothing…
Remarks on National Purple Heart Day
Aug 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…order to open the National Center for Warrior Independence in Los Angeles, California, which will house up to 6,000 homeless vets. It's going to…
Remarks on Domestic Investment by Apple Incorporated and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that. And build a brandnew rare earth recycling line in Mountain Pass, California. I know that area. That's where they have a lot of truly…
…gallon. It's around $2.40 right now, many places—other than in California, where they tax you out of business, but—and a couple of…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…anywhere. By the time it gets down, even into certain parts of California, it's fed out into— stupidly, into the Pacific Ocean. If that water…
…they've done it all over the place, and they've done it in California, by the way. Before this, they've done it in California. So we'll…
Remarks on Signing the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…order to open the National Center for Warrior Independence in Los Angeles, California, which will house up to 6,000 homeless veterans. You know, until…
Remarks on Signing Executive Orders at the Artificial Intelligence Summit
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…would ruin it. I just terminated all of the, as an example, California car emissions rules, which were a disaster—a disaster. It cost them…
Remarks at White House Reception for Republican Members of Congress
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…1.99 a gallon today in five different States. And now, in California—in California, he keeps adding taxes. You know, when you go to…
Remarks on Signing the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act and Exchange With Reporters
Jul 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you, Greg. That's tough stuff. We're also grateful to be joined by California native, Anne Fundner, who lost her beautiful eldest son Weston to fentanyl…
Remarks at the White House Summit of Faith and Business Leaders
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…and she saw the same girl she grew up with, Kelly, in California. Same girls. You know, that young age, they sort of rise to…
…1.98 cents. And I saw $1.95 at certain states. Not California, because every time it goes down, they add taxes onto it. You're…
Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on the "Alligator Alcatraz" Migrant Detention Facility and an Exchange With Reporters in Ochopee, Florida
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…wasted. And you know, you—like the railway that they have in California that cost, like, 40 times more than it was supposed to cost…
…out. And every farm, almost, in the country—but every farm in California, every farm in Iowa, almost all the farms went bankrupt. They had…
…to 4—$4 and going up to $5, $6, and $7. In California, it was $7.70. But we just hit, in five—five States…
Remarks on the United States Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions From Lower Federal Courts and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…them a hard time. I mean, they don't have a Governor in California. They have a man that wants to give away everything to people…
…maybe have a Los Angeles. It would be like the rest of California—the rest of Los Angeles. They lost 25,000 houses in a…
Remarks on the Installation of New White House Flagpoles and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…eight bills. It's all in one. Well, you know, I beat the California mandate. Congress just passed a bill ending it. That was terrible. What…
…I ended that. And now they're coming out with more. No, in California, you know, I've got—we've got some gas stations where, just 2…